Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says that world powers must “seize the opportunity” for a landmark nuclear deal, insisting Tehran had taken the “necessary steps” for an accord.
Rouhani’s remarks appeared to be a response to US President Barack Obama, who on Monday said: “The issues now are — does Iran have the political will and the desire to get a deal done?”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly September 25, 2014, at the United Nations in New York. (Photo credit: AFP/Don Emmert)
Speaking in Tehran, Rouhani said that although gaps remain between Iran and the P5+1 powers — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany — it was up to them to close a deal.
“Right now good progress has been made although we are some distance away from the final agreement,” he says during a meeting with India’s national security adviser, Ajit Doval.
— AFP
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